Striker plate for locks



Jan., 1,1924 1,479,371

L. MOSKOWITZ ET AL STRIKER PLATE FOR Locxs Filed Augye. 1920 A Wmfm patented `an. 1, 1924.

LOUIS mosxowrrz, lor BEeo'KLYN, NEW YoEiz, BENJAMIN J. etnicir, rxwrsr TTQOID,V NEW JERSEY. f

s'rEIKER PLATE ron Looks.

Application filed-August 6, 1920. Serial N'o. 401,571."

To all 'whom t may concern: a Be it known that we, LoUIs Moskowrrz and BENJAMIN J. CoHoN, citizens of the United States, and residing in Brookl n, in the county of Kings and State of New ork, and Westwood, in the county of Bergen and State of New Jersey, respectively, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Striker Plates for Locks, of Vwhich the following is a specification.

ur invention relates to an improvement in striker plates; particularly a striker plate for a locking device to be engaged by a latch or bolt; and one of the objects of said invention is to provide a striker plate that is of simple construction, of few parts, and capable of being easily, quickly and cheaply made, by stamping, casting or otherwise working the material out of which the same is produced. Other objects and advantages of this invention will more fully appear from the following description, which is to be taken with the accompanying drawings showing the best form of our invention now known to us; and the novel Yfeatures of our improved striker plate are precisely defined in the appended claim. This disclosure however is of course illustrative only and we may use forms of our invention dilferent from those actually shown herein, but embraced within the general meanings of the terms in which the claim is expressed.

The figure is a perspective view of a striker plate according to our invention.

The same characters of reference indicate the same parts throughout.

The striker plate comprises a body l which is in the form of a fiat plate, and provided at the adjacent end with an opening 2. This opening receives the bolt or latch of the locking device when the bolt or latch is shotl to locking position. As will be understood the striker plate will usually be mounted upon the frame of the door and the locking device upon the door itself. To this end the striker plate will be fastened to the inside of the door frame in such position that the end having the opening 2 will project slightly beyond the face of the frame; and the lock will be securedv to the face of the body of the door in such position that when the door is closed the bolt or latch of the locking device will be in line with the opening 2 and can readily enter and engage the same when the door is made fast. Of course the manner in which the locking device and striker plate are to be mounted is not material as they can be secured in various positions to give the desired result.

From one face of the striker plate adjacent the opening 2 and towards the end remote from the end near which this opening is put extends a projection 3, at the proper angle to the face of the plate l and having a hole 4 for a screw or other fastening-member. The top and bottom of the projection 3 is connected to the topand bottom edges of the plate l above and. below the `opening 2 by triangular webs 5. The portion 6 of the plate l on the opposite Side of the projection is provided with several holes 7 for the samepur'pose as the hole 4.

To mount thisstriker plate in operative position it is applied to the corner or edge of a doo-r frame so that the portion 6 engages the side of the frame and projection 3 the face of the frame; screws or fastening members being inserted into the holesA 4 and 7 and fixed to the frame to hold the striker plate tight. The lwebs v5 will then be in horizontal position and the openin 2 will be in line with the latch or bolt of 51e locking device when the door inthe frame is shut, so that whenthe latch or bolt is projected to fasten the door it can pass through the opening 2 Vparallel to the lprojection 8. This projection will of course extend away from the edge of the door so that the Hat side of the plate l will be presented to the edge of the door when the edge of the door moves adjacent the striker plate as the door swings to open or to shut.

This design of striker plate is made in one piece and can be produced either by stamping or machining.

The striker plate above described can be made as strong as needed and at low cost, and can readily be mounted upon doors, windows, etc., to cooperate with almost any form of bolt or latch that one may desire to use.

If desired the striker plate may be housed in by providing a cover plate to be attached to the outer edges of the webs 2, the projection 3 and the adjacent edge of the plate 1.

Having described our invention, what We believe to be4 new and desire to secure and rotect by Letters Patent of the United 10W said opening, said projection and the tateSfS-r f portion of the body on the side. of the Web A striker .plete comprising a Vbody have opposite the opening having holesY toVv give ing a projection extending substantially at passage to Vfastening members. f 5 rightengles thereto from one face thereof In testimony whereof, Wehavesigned our Vl5 adjacent "one end' of Sarneto engage` the face names to this specification this 22nd' day of of a supporting frame, said body having an July, 1920. opening therethrough between'said end and l I v said projection, and webs uniting both ends LOUIS MOSKOWITZ'. 10 of the projection to the body above andlbe- A BENJAMIN J. COHON. 

